WGU PROJECT MANAGEMENT C722

_______________activities are activities that can be performed simultaneously because they involve different resources. Concurrent Decreasing ____________________ is possible by Inspecting tasks to see if they can be made shorter. Critical Path To provide a unique representation of each item on the network diagram, you can use which of the following? Work Breakdown Structures Sequencing requirements Budgets Label nodes Label Nodes Between tasks you can insert _________________ to hel...

What is a risk? a. Changes in the business that cause concerns over the roles and responsibilities of the project personnel b. Uncertainty in the business, organization, or project of an associated action that can impact the outcomes of the project c. Organizational instability caused by internal and external strife d. Political, competitive, and financial impacts that can change the outcomes of a project with no warning - -b. Uncertainty in the business, organization, or project of an as...

Why is it important for you to do a WBS for your restaurant? (Choose all that apply.) a. It validates everyone's understanding of the project scope. b. It assigns responsibility to resources for tasks and activities for both project specific actions and project management controls. c. It shows control points and milestones for communicating the team's progress—both expected and discovered as you go through the project. d. It is a good way to organize the resources to complete the proje...

A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a new business model that will allow the firm to deliver an efficient, tailored service to its customers. To accomplish this, the firm initiates a business management project. Which aspect of project management applies to this firm's project? a. Independent operations b. Interdependent tasks c. Regulatory concept d. External environment - -b. interdependent tasks A firm begins its strategic business initiative of developing a...

Which should NOT be a consideration in the formation of the team? a. Skill differences b. Cultural differences c. Age d. Roles on the project - -c. Age Age is not a consideration in team formation. What are key characteristics that make great teams? a. There is uniform agreement on the end goal or objective, team members contribute to reaching the end goal or objective, and cooperate and work together. Team members each do what they are best at, and the team functions better as a group ...

Before Caesar, the chef, left, he apparently ordered several high-end appliances without anyone's knowledge. The project budget accommodates expenditure for mid-line appliances. What is this an example of? a. Project failure b. Scope creep c. Quality management d. Risk mitigation - -b. scoop creep When a project team member integrates enhancements without proper evaluation and approval, scope creep occurs. You discover that the flooring subcontractor has made a pretty significant error...

The ____________ phase is where the idea for the project is formalized into a project proposal and the decision on whether the project will be implemented is made. a. project planning b. project defining c. Project closing d. project executing - -b. project defining During the project defining phase, the idea for the project is formalized into a project proposal and the decision on whether the project will be selected for implementation is made. When a project is selected for implementat...